Gemini Spark gets 50% faster with expanded Google Workspace editing and parallel processing

Gemini Spark can now do more things for you and is faster at doing them

Google could also soon start offering Spark access to Google AI Pro subscribers. Google started rolling out Gemini Spark a few months ago, and since then, the AI agent has received several updates. It lets users automate tasks, build spreadsheets, and basically hand off a large amount of their work to Google's AI. Now, the company is making Gemini Spark even better. In a post on X, Google VP Josh Woodward shared updates coming to Gemini Spark. The company is expanding support for Gemini Spark to Google AI Ultra subscribers in all regions that support Gemini apps. However, the company notes that this doesn't include the European Economic Area, Nigeria, Switzerland, or the UK. Gemini Spark is also gaining more Workspace capabilities. It can open and edit documents in Google Docs. It can also read comments in Sheets and Slides, and edit shared and private spreadsheets and presentations. It's worth noting that Spark already supported some Workspace features such as scheduling meetings, summarizing conversations, and more. However, with the new features, it's getting more useful across Google's Workspace apps. Spark is getting faster as well. The company claims that its AI agent is over 50% faster than before, which should be a noticeable difference. Further, Spark can now process data from multiple sources in parallel, which could help it solve complex problems more quickly. Gemini Spark is currently only available to Google AI Ultra subscribers. However, in his X post, Woodward also stated that AI Pro subscribers should stay tuned for an access update soon. That could mean that Google will expand Spark access to AI Pro subscribers in the near future.

Gemini Spark gets Workspace upgrades as Google teases AI Pro access soon

Following the last update two weeks ago, Google is rolling out a series of new features for Gemini Spark. Google is expanding what the personal agent can do in Google Workspace apps, such as opening and editing Google Docs. Additionally, Spark can now: * Edit private spreadsheets and presentations. * Read comments on spreadsheets and presentations. * Edit shared documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. * Add images to documents and presentations. * Edit and refine documents, including shared ones, using the Canvas panel. Spark is now over 50% faster, with Google emphasizing how "long-running tasks won't take as long." Similarly, smarter sourcing allows Spark to retrieve and review sources in parallel for faster processing when dealing with complex tasks. Enhanced notifications provide "more details whenever input is needed." Google will also stop "sending mobile notifications for a task if you're actively present in that task's thread in the Gemini web app." Finally, Gemini Spark is now rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers "wherever Gemini Apps are supported, except in the European Economic Area, Nigeria, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom." Josh Woodward also teased that AI Pro members should "stay tuned for an access update soon."